‘Third wheel’ or matchmaker? Distant star may help forge explosive white dwarf duos
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Gaia data and simulations suggest up to 40% of cataclysmic variables may form in triple-star systems, where a distant third star pushes two stars closer, challenging existing theories on their formation without the usual shared gas envelope phase.
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